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Boeing 727-224 N88709

10 August 1989 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 August 1989 at about 19:00 local time, a Boeing 727-224 registered N88709, operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 148 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Incident
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 727-224
Registration
N88709
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Antonio → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX89IA315

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
148 0 0 0 148

Probable cause

A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE RIGHT GEAR WHEEL WELL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CREW OF CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 1223, A BOEING 727, NOTED A SEVERE FLOOR VIBRATION BETWEEN PASSENGER ROWS 21 AND 26 WHILE AT FL310 AT A CRUISE SPEED OF 0.8 MACH. THE CREW SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO 280 KTS IAS, DESCENDED TO FL240 AND PROCEEDED TO LOS ANGELES WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. A 15 1/2 INCH CONTINUOUS CRACK WAS FOUND ALONG A ROW OF RIVETS AT THE FLOOR LINE IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. THE CRACK WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TWO PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THE CRACKS APPREARED TO BE FROM FATIGUE. THE REPAIR OF THE PANEL INVOLOVED INSTALLATION OF A DOUBLE PLATE OVER THE REGION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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